1948 Plattenwagen at the Volkswagen AutoMuseum in Wolfsburg |
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Manufacturer | Volkswagen |
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Class | Commercial vehicle |
Body style | Platform truck |
Layout | Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive |
Related | Volkswagen Beetle |
The Volkswagen Plattenwagen was never sold to the public, and was used only by the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg as a parts runabout.
When Dutch Volkswagen importer Ben Pon visited the Wolfsburg factory in 1947, he spotted a Plattenwagen based on the Volkswagen Beetle. This gave him the idea for a Volkswagen commercial, the future Transporter.
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